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Re: Granger Injury.

Last thing I heard about his knee was that he had to play on it to break up the scar tissue in order for it to heal correctly. So it would make sense that it would hurt after a real game where he got extended burn. But still doesn't bode well for the entire season. I'd rather see them shut him down from game action until its actually good.

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Re: Granger Injury.

Granger to always feel knee issue: Indiana small forward Danny Granger will make his preseason debut Tuesday against Cleveland after sitting out all of the preseason with a left knee injury, reports the Indianapolis Star Monday. Granger will start for the Pacers. "It feels good (to be able to play)," Granger said. "I've been practicing for the past week and a half, but this will be the first time I've had some game experience. It's good to get my feet wet a little bit." Granger remains the starter for the Pacers at the small forward position heading into the season. His knee injury may never get back to 100 percent and he has said he will continue to feel some soreness. "I'll always have soreness, but it's a different kind of soreness than you expect," Granger said. "It's not like my knee is sore and I should lay off. We have to put stress on it and break up some of the scar tissue."
(Updated 10/22/12)

Re: Granger Injury.

If we have to play Gerald a little more, I don't think it's going to hurt us. Maybe later in the season when Granger has worked his way out of the pain a little more, and especially into the playoffs, that rotation can be changed to have Danny getting his normal minutes. But throughout the regular season, treat him like Tim Duncan. Don't ask too much, save him for the playoffs.

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Re: Granger Injury.

If we were "statistically due" for an injury to a starter, Granger is probably the best case scenario. Obviously losing Roy for an extended period of time would be the worst case scenario, an injury to George would be perhaps most detrimental to the team going forward as it would presumably hinder his development, if West went down we'll probably be forced to look at trading for a replacement, and if something happens to Hill we'll be forced to rely on an unproven bench guy or consider bringing someone in. If this seriously threatens Granger's season, the Pacers can move guys (Green to SG and George to SF - which could be a blessing in disguise anyway). Still a major bummer, but you know what they say about clouds and silver linings.

Re: Granger Injury.

If we were "statistically due" for an injury to a starter, Granger is probably the best case scenario. Obviously losing Roy for an extended period of time would be the worst case scenario, an injury to George would be perhaps most detrimental to the team going forward as it would presumably hinder his development, if West went down we'll probably be forced to look at trading for a replacement, and if something happens to Hill we'll be forced to rely on an unproven bench guy or consider bringing someone in. If this seriously threatens Granger's season, the Pacers can move guys (Green to SG and George to SF - which could be a blessing in disguise anyway). Still a major bummer, but you know what they say about clouds and silver linings.

I don't think so. Neither Green nor George have shown to be consistent on either sides of the court, something Granger has been last year. I don't think Green covers for a Granger injury at all. I'd much rather have Hill, George or West injured than Granger.

Re: Granger Injury.

I wonder if this is related to the talk that Danny takes summers off. I'm no doctor, but common sense tells me the scar tissue would get a chance to build up more with non-activity. Now he has to "break it up" again by playing games.

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Re: Granger Injury.

If there's a silver lining, I guess it's that it would give the team's younger players (specifically George, and maybe Hibbert to a lesser extent) an opportunity to put up more shots. Granger seems to feel that he (still) needs to do it all on offense; his shot attempts per game have gone down somewhat as the team improved, but it's probably still a little too high considering his efficiency and the emerging talent around him.

Re: Granger Injury.

Have to monitor his minutes and get him as much rest as possible. I'm fine if he misses games to recoup. This should still be a playoff team without Granger...just an 8th seed one though instead of a top seed.

Re: Granger Injury.

Have to monitor his minutes and get him as much rest as possible. I'm fine if he misses games to recoup. This should still be a playoff team without Granger...just an 8th seed one though instead of a top seed.

Are you kidding? First, Granger isn't even confirmed to be out for any games yet, this isn't a situation where rest is going to fix it, second we would be well above an 8th seed even without Danny.

Re: Granger Injury.

I wonder if this is related to the talk that Danny takes summers off. I'm no doctor, but common sense tells me the scar tissue would get a chance to build up more with non-activity. Now he has to "break it up" again by playing games.

That's crazy talk. Who says Danny takes summers off?

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Re: Granger Injury.

I wonder if this is related to the talk that Danny takes summers off. I'm no doctor, but common sense tells me the scar tissue would get a chance to build up more with non-activity. Now he has to "break it up" again by playing games.

This is nonsense. There is video proof off him working out during the offseason with Paul George and Nick Young last year before the lockout started. There was even an entire thread about it. The year before that he spent the summer working out with Team USA and won a Gold Medal in the World Basketball Championships. This summer he was the player that organized the team workout week in August.

Wherever you heard that he doesn't workout during the summer, you heard wrong.